Urban Crime Fiction

Bizarre New Orleans Death Ceremony Ends in Murder French Quarter paranormal investigator Wyatt Thomas meets a new client at an bizarre death ceremony in a revamped Canal Street movie theater. The man gives Wyatt a bag of cash and a single clue: a solid gold Krewe of Rex, 1948 Mardi Gras doubloon. His only request is for Wyatt to find the person or persons who murdered his mother. The case isn't simply cold, it's 50-years old. When his client is shot dead on the way out the door, Wyatt must go into hiding, solve both murders, or suffer the same fate

Asha, Lo-Lo, and Noni are three fearless females who make up a sisterhood like none other. Harboring emotional scars from traumatic childhoods, these baddies share a bond that is based on unquestionable love and limitless loyalty. Residents of a ruthless region, where options are minimal and casualties are abundant, one of the women has a masterful plan that could lead from poverty to prosperity. But lurking in the shadows are fierce-hearted foes who will stop at nothing to prevent the three women from obtaining wealth. As the ladies encounter a startling surprise, and Asha discovers a ...

PESO solidified his position as the kingpin of the south side following a violent seizure of power. Unlike all those that came before him—including his dad—Peso wasn't willing to allow anyone to get in his way of ruling the streets. Conflict might erupt when RAUL meets a woman who can either become a benefit to his hustle or a detriment. He ends up making a move in the game on his own, despite Peso being against it with legit concerns. Once Peso receives the first shipment of cocaine from his Colombian connect, it changes the game in a major way. He and his crew have to move the product...

Nell Ingram draws her powers from deep in the earth, and uses them to help Psy-LED, the Psychometric Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes. When a local vampire calls to report a dead body on her compound, Nell knows she and her team have to be ready for anything. But the dead body is just the beginning of a mystery that involves supernaturals of all kinds, including some of the most powerful vampires in the country. As Nell gets closer to the truth, she begins to understand that the perpetrator is tracking her too—and that there is something personal about this crime.

Almena Guillory, better known as the Grizzly Queen of the West, has plenty to recommend her for the noose, but US Marshal Apostle Richardson enforces the law, he doesn't decide it. When a posse tries to lynch Almena ahead of her trial, Apostle refuses their form of expedited justice - and receives a bullet for his trouble. Before escaping, however, Almena unexpectedly saves his life by absorbing his wound through the use of dangerous flesh magic.

Arriving at his friend’s funeral, Bryce had in his pocket the envelope with a single key delivered to his office the day before, send by dead now James. A random act of violence; his friend was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Shot as he was driving across the Potomac. Bryce tries to understand what happened to James and his own role in this story. He finds more and more data about what his dead friend was involved in and clearly sees that his life is now in danger too. Unwillingly he pulling into this story his new girlfriend. This is the time to confront the situation. This is book...

Markas hear news about dead people with weird symbols on their bodies. He decides to investigate symbols at the library to see if he can find anything. Shortly after he starts having dreams about the people and the rituals done to them. In one of such dreams Markas seeing visions of his own dad…

When a man says he'll die for his family he gotta mean that shyt, and he has to be prepared to stand on it even when it hurts. There is no time for grief during war, so the only solace he will find is in revenge. An eye for an eye is fair exchange, but nobody wants to play fair anymore, they all just wanna win at any cost, and by any means. The unfinished business between David and Tynesha isn't just about their children, it's about love too, and just how dangerous that word is. At the same time Tesha is trying to wrap her mind around living in a world without Royal. What she's discovered ...

Nasty and Soulja were ruthless kingpins on the streets of Baltimore. Now in prison, nothing has changed. They are still running things from behind the penitentiary walls. Even though they are still getting large amounts of money, it cannot solve all of their problems. Daily, they deal with the reality that they left loved ones behind.

The story follows Karma, an ambitious yet troubled woman working as a stripper in Atlanta. Despite her beauty and confidence, she struggles with low self-esteem, trust issues, and a cocaine addiction. She navigates complicated relationships, particularly with Smoke, a married man who financially supports her but fails to provide emotional fulfillment. Seeking stability, Karma crosses paths with Onan, a powerful and wealthy drug dealer. Despite his reputation and dominance in the streets, he shows interest in her and offers her a different kind of relationship—one based on honesty and ...

It's not good to live in the past; even worse to die in it Paranormal investigator Wyatt Thomas awakens from a vivid dream in his French Quarter apartment. He finds an antique double-moonstone pendant placed in his hand by the ghost of a voodoo mambo. One of the two moonstones is missing, and both gemstones are needed to make the pendant magical. The rightful owner of the pendant is a supernatural fairy named Maurelle. Someone chopped off Maurelle’s wings and buried her alive in the ruins of a French Quarter Creole townhouse. A mystical beast still haunts the grounds of the estate. Now, ...

Dawn and Reese Spencer just can't get ahead. Between her desperate desire to start a family and his gambling debts, they barely keep afloat, even with well-paying Norfolk International port jobs. But their calculating co-worker has the perfect plan: help him smuggle containers of precious, illegal - human - cargo past US Customs. Reese persuades Dawn that no one will get hurt. Then several immigrants turn up dead on arrival. Now the Feds and cold-blooded loan sharks are closing in, as the real brains behind the operation start killing off loose ends.

It's been a while since Sadie Fuller has lived a normal life. Her obsessive compulsions make even daily life a constant struggle. Living in New Los Angeles doesn't help either. A haven for Descendants, gods and goddesses that suddenly woke up in mortal bodies, the city is ripe with the mysterious and macabre. But now Sadie is witness to a Descendant murder and thrown into an investigation that will test her in ways she could never have imagined. Soon, she herself becomes the hunted. Who is serially killing the Descendants and why do they want to kill her?

Here, together for the first time, are the shorter works of best-selling author Jim Butcher - a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious.

North crackling, we caught a clown slipping, but the Duffle Bag Bitches didn’t kill him. Dallas knows now that was a wrong move we would never make that type of mistake again. I hear that Cash is still on the hunt. I hope he finds what he is looking for. I know what you are thinking “You let that fun boy live.” He has too much to lose and not enough heart to rumble with the crew. We just to smooth baby the Duffle Bag Bitches are just getting started. We on our way to Vegas to pay a visit to a nigga by the name of Don Q. Will Cash get to air Jay? That damn Mack is alive but will he ...

PAYBACC cliques up with, CHINGO, a young street veteran whose gangsta matches his own. Together, they form a crew of wig splitters who are sure to give BOOBY LOCO and his hittas more than they can handle. But loyalties come into question when Chingo realizes the profit that can be made should the war come to a conclusion and differences are set aside. Will Paybacc look at things his little homie's way? Or will he see him as weak and hand down his execution? After running afoul at BLACK JESUS, Booby is cut off from his drug supply and left to secure a new deal that will ensure that the ...

The CEO of a promising start-up company is found dead in a luxurious hotel room. Two men who underwent what were supposed to be simple surgical procedures died on the operating table in two different hospitals. Are the deaths related? Ronnie Saar, a newly promoted partner in a leading venture-capital fund, is unexpectedly nominated to chair the board of a successful pharmaceutical start-up company. But before he can reap the rewards of his promotion, he must deal with these unexpected deaths and other ominous developments that threaten his and his soon-to-be bride's lives.

NOT GUILTY PART-2 A FIGHT TO THE END....AVAILABLE AT AMAZON TODAY!!! At only 14 years old Terrel Porter was quickly becoming a young famous hood legend. His fame came from being one of the best basketball players in the city. It was clear to anyone who had ever watched him play that he was going places. Most people said that place would be the NBA. Terrel wanted to be famous, but not for the reasons one would expect. He wanted to be famous in the hood for doing some gangster type ish....... Terrel got his wish when he teamed up with his buddy Gene. The two went on a robbing spree. After a ...

If You Were A Convict Running From The Law, Who Would YOU TRUST? Rick Reed is a convict on the run from the law. He's been convicted for committing over two dozen homicides, and he just escaped facing the death penalty. With the help of his sexy girlfriend, Keisha, Rick is well on his way to Mexico, trekking from back road to back road. Things quickly go awry when Rick and Keisha lose their wheels and find themselves in the middle of nowhere in the strange, country town, Stony Creek. Stony Creek is a virtual ghost town with only one family remaining, the Havertys, and the secret this family...

The Love’s are an infamous crime family in New York City. In the underworld of hitters and jackers, they're regarded as hood royalty. GOLDEN, the second oldest son, wins the heart of the beautiful ARIES. Although his life revolves around money and murder, it doesn't sway Aries from getting involved in his felonious capers. The family is set to hit their biggest lick yet if they can take down millionaire dope boy, RICH LOC. But that may prove to be a problem since Aries has fallen for him, hard. How could this happen right under Golden's nose? Is he really slacking that bad? When the time ...